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ARTICLE IV. -ELECTRICAL CODE <br />DIVISION 1.GENERALLY <br />Sec. 82-101. Definitions. <br />Thefollowingwords,termsandphrases,whenusedinthisarticle,shallhavethemeanings <br />ascribedtotheminthissection,exceptwherethecontextclearlyindicatesadifferentmeaning: <br />Apprenticeelectricianmeanstheholderofanapprenticeelectricianlicense. <br />Electricalworkmeanstheinstalling,maintaining,altering,repairingorerectingofany <br />electricalwiring,apparatus,devices,appliances,fixturesorequipmentforwhichapermitis <br />requiredunderthetermsandprovisionsoftheelectriccode. <br />Inspectorshallmeanthechiefbuildingofficialofthecityoranyofthedivisionconstruction <br />inspectorsunderher/hissupervision. <br />Journeymanelectricianmeanstheholderofajourneymanelectricianlicense. <br />Masterelectricianmeanstheholderofamasterelectricianlicense. <br />Sec. 82-102. Electrical work to be done only by or under licensed master <br />electrician. <br />(a)Exceptasprovidedinthisarticle,itshallbeunlawfulforanypersontodoelectrical <br />workwithinthecityunlesssuchpersonisamasterelectricianlicensedundertheprovisionsof <br />theElectrician'sOccupationsCode(a.k.a.TheTexasElectricalSafetyandLicensingAct),or <br />unlesssuchpersondoessuchelectricalworkunderthesupervision,directionandcontrolofa <br />masterelectricianlicensedundertheprovisionsofsaidcode. <br />(b)NothingintheElectrician'sOccupationsCode(a.k.a.TheTexasElectricalSafetyand <br />LicensingAct)shalleverbeconstruedoroperatetopreventanypersonfromdoingelectrical <br />workinoronhispropertywhichheowns,whereheresidesandwhichhemaintainsasa <br />homestead.Suchhomeownershallnotberequiredtobealicensedelectricianbutshallotherwise <br />conformtoallotherrequirementsofsaidcode.Indoingelectricalworkonhisownproperty,as <br />providedinthissubsection,suchownershallnotuseanyhiredassistantunlesssuchassistantis <br />dulylicensedunderthetermsofsaidcode. <br /> <br />